Project Goals

The goat of this project is to design a one-story, 30 foot, tilt-up concrete building with photovoltaic cells on the roof to be used as a retail center with 9 potential sections. This building must be able to withstand the gravity and lateral loads it will experience in Irvine, CA.

Design Approach

A critical part of designing this building is using the ASCE 7-05 code for minimal load designs. The seismic loads were determined according to this code book and using an address in Irvine, 6441 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine CA 92618. The wind loads were determined using Method 2 which required determination of several different factors. The gravity loads were determined using the code as a reference. Our client-consultant,

Mohammad Hariri, has provided ample references that are extremely helpful as guides through various calculations. The general design of this building follows load path.

Irvine Structural Specialists: Royal Chu, David De Vera, Tu Hua, Sharon Rowe, Zayd Sharif, Wendy Wood

Advisors: Mohammad Hariri, SE and Dr. Farzin Zareian